Flavor Flav wants you to believe the hype surrounding Red Lobster.
The 65-year-old rapper and his struggling restaurant chain are teaming up after the musician recently voiced his support for the struggling restaurant chain.
The former Public Enemy employee is the focus of a new promotion called Flavor Flav’s Faves, an off-menu seafood supper featuring delicacies like Maine lobster tail, garlic shrimp scampi, snow crab claws, bacon mac and cheese, and a side salad.
“As a loyal Red Lobster fan, I wanted to give fans my own twist with a meal featuring my favorite seafood,” the 911 Is a Joke artist said in a statement regarding the advertising campaign.
He added: ‘You really have to go to Red Lobster and try it because this signature dish is really all the rage!’
Flavor Flav, 65, and Red Lobster are going into business together after the musician recently voiced his support for the financially struggling restaurant chain. Pictured in May at the Indianapolis 500
The former Public Enemy employee took to social media on June 3 amid reports that the seafood chain was in serious financial trouble
Flavor Flav, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., took to social media on June 3 to say the seafood chain was in serious financial trouble.
The Roosevelt, New York, resident was photographed standing in front of a table set out with all the dishes on the restaurant’s menu.
‘TASTE TASTE::: took my family to @redlobster and ordered the whole menu!!!’ was the caption of the post.
The text above the image stated that Flavor Flav placed the large order in an effort to “save the Cheddar Bay Biscuits” the restaurant serves to its customers.
On June 10, the entertainer, who is known for the large bells he wears around his neck, was featured in an advertisement for the restaurant’s Crabfest promotion.
Red Lobster is teaming up with the celebrity during a turbulent time when an attempt to boost sales with an all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion backfired, leading to bankruptcy and the closure of nearly 11 restaurants.
Company said in a statement after filing for Chapter 11 that the company sought to “simplify the business by reducing the number of locations and pursuing a sale of substantially all of its assets as a going concern.”
Flavor Flav also partners with the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Water Polo Teams.
Red Lobster’s partnership with the celebrity comes during a turbulent time when an attempt to boost sales with an all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion backfired
Flavor Flav is also partnering with the US Men’s and Women’s Water Polo teams, as he shared a custom-made clock necklace via his social media
He agreed to a five-year contract to promote and attend events, while also making a donation to the 2024 women’s water polo team.
Appears Monday on CBS Morningsthe musician praised the athletes for their hard work and successes in the run-up to the Olympic Games in Paris later this month.
“These women are out here working their butts off, making the United States look good, chasing gold,” he said. “They’ve won three gold medals in a row. My manager showed me their story, and my heart went out to these hard-working women.”
He also noted that athletes make personal sacrifices in their pursuit of achievements that are not financially lucrative.
“They’re not just athletes,” he said. “They’re regular people who work two or three jobs and don’t make a lot of money at the Olympics.”
